Sanitary bottle.



P. G. PUBGMANN & F. H. HUMMEL.

SANITARY BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1720.23, 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914 awn/who'd fajzae ymazln THE "9km: PETERS cm,WASHINGTON, n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l PAU'L G. FUEGMANN AND FRIEDRICH HERMAN HUMMEL, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEWJERSEY.

SANITARY BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed December 23, 1913. Serial No. 808,349.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PAUL G. FUEGMANN and FRIEDRICH HERMAN HUMMEL,citizens of the United States, residing at WVest New York, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Bottles; and we do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottles andresides in the provision of a bottle which is provided with a novel formof valved discharge opening that is arranged in the bottom of the bottlewherein the contents of the bottle may be readily drained therefrom andcontamination by contact of the fingers is eliminated owing to thedisposal of the discharge opening described.

An important object of the invention is to provide a sanitary bottle ofthe character described which is provided with an enlarged concavedbottom centrally of which is arranged a valved discharge opening that iscontrolled by means arranged at the top or mouth of the bottle wherebythe discharge opening may be opened and will automatically close, saidconcaved bottom serving to space the discharge opening from a table orother support so that it is free from contamination.

Another important object of our invention is to provide a sanitarybottle of the character described which is capable of being filledeither through the discharge opening at the bottom thereof or at thetop, said top being closed by a cap, said discharge opening beingautomatically closed by a valve means which is operable from the closedtop of the bottle.

This invention further aims to improve bottles of the characterdescribed s0 as to render them more simple, reliable and efficient inoperation, cheap to manufacture and more commercially desirable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims whichare appended hereto and form a part of this application.

WVith reference to the drawings, wherein we have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of our invention as it is reduced to practice, andthroughout the several views of which similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, the figure represents a vertical sectiontaken through the bottle of our improved construction showing the valvedischarge opening in the lower end thereof in closed position and theclo sure at the neck of the bottle in closed position.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate corresponding parts, thenumeral 1 designates a bottle being preferably formed of glass and whichis provided with a concaved bottom wall 2 that in being concaved isspaced from the support on which the bottle is to be placed. Formedintegral with the bottom wall centrally thereof is an inwardly extendingcylindrical tube 3 provided with an opening 4 upon one side adjacent itslower end and which communicates with the concaved space in the bottomof the bottle. Mounted for sliding movement within the tube 3 is acylindrical tubular member 5 provided with an opening 6 adjacent itslower end. This tubular member 5 extends upwardly through the bottle andis provided upon its upper extended end with a knob or handle 7. Thetubular member 5 is adapted to be inserted centrally through a flangedcap 8 that is internally screw threaded and adapted to be carrieduponthe screw threaded reduced neck portion 9 of the bottle 1 so as toform a closure for the bottle.

A helical spring 10 is mounted upon the tubular member 5 and isinterposed between the outer face of the cap 8 and knob or handleportion 7 The opening 6 in the tubular member 5 is normally in spacedrelation to the opening l, that is out of registration therewith and thelower end of the tubular member 5 is normally fiush with the under sideof the bottom wall. It will thus be seen that the tubular member 5 whenpushed downwardly against the action of the spring 10 will cause theopening 6 to register with the opening 4: whereby the contents of thebottle may be readily drained through the openings 4: and 6 and lowerportion of the tubular member 5, and the tion with each other. Thearrangement of the inner face of the bottom wall 2 facilitates the readycleaning of the device and prevents accumulation of sediment or the likewhich would readily collect where an gular edges were formed. It willthus be seen that the concaved bottom wall 2 will facilitate the placingof a glass or the like so that when the openings at and 6 are moved intoregistration with each other, the liquid in the bottle will be readilydrained'into the glass and contamination by contact of the fingers withthe discharge opening is prevented. The bottle may be filled at eitherend as will be readily seen with reference to the foregoing descriptionand drawings.

With reference to the foregoing descrip-' tion and accompanying drawingsit will be apparent that we have provided a bottle which is sanitary inevery respect owing to the arrangement thereof hereinbefore described,and which is capable of performing all functions hereinbefore 'recitedina reliable and expeditious manner.

In reduction'to practice, we have found that the form of our invention,illustrated in thedrawings and referred to in the above description, asthe preferred embodiment, is the most efiici'ent and practical; yetrealizing that the conditions concurrent with the 40 adoption of ourdevice will necessarily vary,

we desire to emphasize the'fact that various minor changes in details ofconstruction, proportion and arrangement of arts may be resorted to,

when required, without sac rificing any of the advantages of ourinvention, as defined in the appended claims.

, What is claimed is:

1. A bottle of the character described having. a concaved bottom wherebythe bottom is spaced from a support for the bottle, a

cylindrical tube formed integral with the bottom wall and extending intothe bottle and opening through the bottom wall, said tube having anopening adjacent its lower edge, a cylindrical tube having an openingadjacent its lower end slidably mounted within the first tube, a closurecap for said bottle, said second tube adapted to extend upwardly throughthe closure cap, a knob on the upper end of said second tube, and'ahelical spring mounted upon the tube and interposed between the knob andcap and normally holding the opening in the second tube out ofregistration the first tube. I

,2. A bottle of the character described having a concaved bottom, acylindrical tube formed integral with the bottom, ex

tending into the bottle and opening through the bottom thereof, saidtube having an opening in one SlClG'ZLClJZICGIlt its lower end, a secondtube mounted within thefirst tube and having an opening adjacent its endadapted to communicate with the opening in the first tube, a closure ingupwardly through the closure cap and means for normally holding theopenings in the tubes out of registration with each' V 80 In testimonywhereof we afiiX our signaother.

tures in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL e. FUEGMANN; FRIEDRICH HERMAN HUMMEL.

' WVitnesses:

FRIEDRICH C. FEHR, JACOB KLINGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

with the opening in.

cap for said bottle, said second tube eXtend-

